Les Halles at night. Rue Saint Denis enamel street sign. The giant central fresh food market of Paris spread far beyond the confines of the twelve Baltard pavilions. There was the highly organised Carreau des Halles near the Church of Saint-Eustache where only certain fresh produce was allowed to be sold by market gardeners and vegetable sellers. But there was also the "carreau forain" which occupied a number of streets, with designated areas for different kinds of fresh produce such as green beans and peas, or artichokes, lettuces and herbs, and areas for producers from different suburbs of Paris, such as Versailles, Noisy, Aubervilliers and Montesson. The carreau forain in rue Saint-Denis was for the "jardiniers-maraichers" - the marsh gardeners of Paris. Among the stalls selling fresh produce displayed on the street in vegetable boxes were little bars and cafes and hotels, and the prostitutes - also on display - for which this street is world famous. Carreau forain, Rue Saint-Denis, Quartier des Halles, 1er arrondissement, Right Bank, Paris, France, circa 1960s.